1871 Connecticut gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1871 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut Presidential no 1870 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1870 1872 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1872 April 3, 1871 Marshall Jewell - NARA - 530329 (3x4a).jpg Marshall Jewell Republican Party (United States) 47,473 50.05% JEEnglish (3x4b).jpg James E. English Democratic Party (United States) 47,370 49.94% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Jewell: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%English: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Governor James E. English Democratic Party (United States) Marshall Jewell Republican Party (United States) The 1871 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on April 3, 1871. It was the fourth consecutive contest between the same two major party nominees. Former governor and Republican nominee Marshall Jewell defeated incumbent governor and Democratic nominee James E. English with 50.05% of the vote. The race was extremely close, with English finishing ahead in the initial count. However, a canvassing committee found a series of English's votes to be fraudulent and had errors that caused them to be disqualified. An investigation into the votes in Cheshire also added 23 votes to Jewell's total. These events placed Jewell ahead in the vote count with a majority. Jewell would be declared the winner and be seated as governor several days into the next term, and inaugurated governor on May 16, 1871. General election Candidates Major party candidates Marshall Jewell, Republican James E. English, Democratic Results 1871 Connecticut gubernatorial election, initial canvasshttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MDA18710423.2.3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 Marysville Daily Appeal, Volume XXIII, Number 97 23 April 1871 2020-09-13 Democratic Party (United States) James E. English (incumbent) 47,492 50.01% Republican Party (United States) Marshall Jewell 47,450 49.97% Other Others 17 0.02% 42 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 1871 Connecticut gubernatorial election, final resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266570 Our Campaigns 2020-09-13 Republican Party (United States) Marshall Jewell 47,473 50.05% Democratic Party (United States) James E. English (incumbent) 47,370 49.94% Other Others 14 0.01% 103 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1871 Connecticut Gubernatorial Category:April 1871 in the United States